Maruki watched her carefully, unsure of how much of her words was her simply coping with the situation with her unfair past or a true resolve like any other. The need to take on burdens after sacrificing herself for the greater good of humanity didn't seem as farfetched then he had originally expected. "Like the textile ruined by my Takoyaki sauce?" He joked carefully in regards to finding opportunity for renewal, trying to wave off the unsettling voice speaking in his head. There were so many things he wanted to dissect in that dialogue, permeated into his head by a deep voice that transcended time and space. "That is a healthy outlook though so I suppose we might be able to make it past the gripes of this place after all."

Meeting your own shadow or the perception of yourself here...could he run into a cognitive double of his own? Shadowed by the echoes of this place?

The gears in his head turned before he focused on Hamuko and his expression stilted. "Technically, I should be paying you back or citing you in my papers but I am not too sure how would I be able to explain that my thesis was ran through a multiversal peer review process if I ever truly brought cognitive pscience into academia..." he furrows his brow as he grips his own chin. "I suppose I will cross that bridge when I get there-!"

With that he digs his hand into his pocket and holds out the same box of Apple juice from earlier, holding it out as a little token of appreciation. "I usually have more snacks on me but if this helps you recover some of your energy, have at it-!"